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Writers:
Ton Satomi (novel)
Kôgo Noda (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
November 1973 (USA) more
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A widow try to marry off her daughter with the help of her late husband's three friends. | add synopsis
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3 wins more
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An Update of "Late Spring", except the girls rule. more (6 total)

Cast

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Setsuko Hara ... Akiko Miwa
Yôko Tsukasa ... Ayako Miwa
Mariko Okada ... Yukiko Sasaki
Keiji Sada ... Shotaru Goto
Miyuki Kuwano ... Michiko
Shinichirô Mikami ... Koichi
Shin Saburi ... Soichi Mamiya
Chishû Ryû ... Shukichi Miwa
Nobuo Nakamura ... Shuzo Taguchi
Kuniko Miyake ... Nobuko
Sadako Sawamura ... Fumiko
Ryuji Kita ... Seiichiro Hirayama
Fumio Watanabe ... Tsuneo Sugiyama
Ayako Senno ... Shigko Takamatsu
Yuriko Tashiro ... Yoko
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Late Autumn (USA)
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Runtime:
128 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Remade as Swati (1986) more
Soundtrack:
Yamagoya no tomoshibi (The Light Of A Mountain Hut) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
An Update of "Late Spring", except the girls rule., 21 January 2008
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Author: crossbow0106 from United States

This story is basically a retelling of the excellent "late Spring", except now the always engaging Setsuko Hara plays the mother in the film rather than the daughter. The daughter, the beautiful Ayako played by Yoko Tsukasa, is being told its time to marry. Three friends of her late father (essentially uncles) attempt to arrange a suitable partner for her. Ozu has updated his films before and he always manages to keep them fresh. This time, it is both humorous as well as poignant. A great addition to the story is Ayako's best friend Yuriko, a spitfire who isn't afraid to speak her mind. I especially like the relationship of Akiko (Hara) and Ayako as mother and daughter. They seem very comfortable with each other. In the previous "Late Spring", there was more tension. That is what gives "late Spring" the nod as the better film, it is a masterpiece. In this film the acting is uniformly good to great and there are some standout scenes, especially between the always beautiful, gifted actress Setsuko Hara and Yoko Tsukasa. There is also a great scene between Yuriko and the three men who are trying to find a suitor for Ayako. By all means, watch this film, but don't miss "late Spring". This film is available on the 5 disc "Late Ozu" set and both the film and box set are highly recommended.

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